# Accident 20061001020149A: Cessna 340A, Kalispell, MT, October 1, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2006, 17:10 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: Glacier Park International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3106° N, 114.2550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3106&lon=-114.2550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1920E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1920E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340A (registry code 2076405, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061001020149A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON OCTOBER 1, 2006, N1920E, A CESSNA 340A, LANDED AT GLACIER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR IN THE 'UP' POSITION. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD EXTENDED PROPERLY. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND HOLDS AN AIR TRANSPORT PILOT RATING, AND THE SECOND PILOT HOLDS A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RATING. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE LANDING GEAR REVEALS THAT THE NOSE GEAR BELLCRANK HAD FAILED AT THE FORK BOLT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE DURING GEAR EXTENSION PHASE WHILE EXECUTING AN ILS APPROACH TO GLACIER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA07LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA002), Oct 2, 2006: Cessna 340A (N1920E), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fracture of the adjusting bellcrank in overstress due to binding in a linkage forward of the bell crank.

## Other reports on N1920E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000621034049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000621034049I), Jun 21, 2000: Cessna 340A (N1920E), Great Falls, MT. (-23)On 06/21/00, at 1855 MDT LCL, a Cessna 340A, N1920E registered to holman enterprises enroute from kalispell Montana 59 billings, Montana, diverted to…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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